Whenever I go to watch a youtube video, either the video screen goes black and says 'This video is unavailable' or it will freeze with the loading circle in the middle. I've noticed a few othe rpeople having this problem, but I haven't seen any solutions to it yet. I can view videos on other video websites, it's just youtube that's the problem. I have the latest flash and Java software and plugins, and have done done a full uninstall and reinstall of both. I am using firefox, but the problem is the same in IE.

Hope that's enough info for you to realise my problem

Thanks
Connor

this is a link to a google search for you tube

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&s...com&spell=1



I opened the first link in the search
http://www.youtube.com/


and went to the first video on the left ...and crashed my computer with various BSODS

I HAD noticed a BRIEF 'something 'on the top right of my screan just prior TO the crash ........

Yesterday Youtube was down for an hour so they may still be having periodic service issues. I was there earlier today to get a video clip for my blog Song Of The Day and had no problem.

For what it is worth, I could play the same video just now. It is too bad the "brief something"---probably an error message of some sort---didn't stay visible longer.
If you continue to have problems viewing UTube videos, see if you can read what the error message is saying and let us know.
Cheers,
John

Hi, thanks for replying.

I've had these problems for a while now.



The loading circle keeps on spinning, and this is with nearly every video. I do get a few that will play the videeo straight away as normal(about 99% of what I try doesn't work) I chose to screenshot a Tom & Jerry video so you know my problem is nothing to do with videos that have innapropriate content. When I click 'Try the youtube beta player' I get another error message which says 'We're sorry, this video is no longer available'

As I said in my first post, I can still view other video websites e.g Metacafe

Thanks..

can you run THIS one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4qF21yVIKk

Hi

No, that video doesn't play.

Connor

A possiblility?????


http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/...mp;answer=56115

I 'relaxed' my firewall regulations to play this

IS the link's content YOUR 'solution'????

Hi - Thanks for your reply again

I had previously tried this and I still can't play them. I think I should just give up with youtube now.

Connor